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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: blackhole on August 28, 2009, 05:28:48 am

Title: How to get people to read the sticky topics
Post by: blackhole on August 28, 2009, 05:28:48 am
The things I waste my time doing (http://www.blackspherestudios.com/forum/?loljoke=1) :P
Title: Re: How to get people to read the sticky topics
Post by: The E on August 28, 2009, 05:32:04 am
Wow. That's actually quite cool. Can we have that on the Support board here?
Title: Re: How to get people to read the sticky topics
Post by: Herra Tohtori on August 28, 2009, 05:39:03 am
It's a bigass floating link to the forums.

Is it supposed to link to a thread?
Title: Re: How to get people to read the sticky topics
Post by: Commander Zane on August 28, 2009, 05:48:11 am
Yes, but I also think just making sticky titles larger and flash obnoxious colors would do it too.
Title: Re: How to get people to read the sticky topics
Post by: colecampbell666 on August 28, 2009, 08:42:24 am
It didn't work for me, I clicked it and it went away.

EDIT: Nvm, I saw the link destination.
Title: Re: How to get people to read the sticky topics
Post by: Snail on August 28, 2009, 08:56:11 am
Quote from: Commander Zane on August 28, 2009, 05:48:11 am
Yes, but I also think just making sticky titles larger and flash obnoxious colors would do it too.
That would also be less annoying for people who don't have a problem and might actually want to help people who do.
Title: Re: How to get people to read the sticky topics
Post by: Flipside on August 28, 2009, 10:36:51 am
Possibly not flashing colours, but larger text and a different colour might help.
Title: Re: How to get people to read the sticky topics
Post by: blackhole on August 28, 2009, 02:02:51 pm
It could link to a thread, yes, but the purpose of the demonstration was simply to show the link itself. a <div> with position:fixed and 100% height/width will cover the entire screen. You can then stick in whatever crazy message you want and thus force people to click on a link to some forum rules thread.

If I were to ever implement this, I'd implement a do-it-once system and only make it apply to new members, so you only had giant text screaming at you to click a link once.